Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley, and P.J. Loughran
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- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2015
Word Count 8,856
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 171644, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--Selma--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- African Americans--Suffrage--Alabama--Selma--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Selma--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Lowery, Lynda Blackmon, 1950-
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Alabama
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Lowery, Lynda Blackmon
- Selma
- Civil rights movements
- Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- History
- Selma (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Selma (Ala.)
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Suffrage
- Race relations
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2026
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Biography Selection, 2016
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2026
Books for Older Children Winner, 2016
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